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THE WEEK IN REARVIEW: MAY 8-14, 2011

dinerA painter finishes off a welcome sign in the window of Broadway Diner. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)

By DUSTIN RACIOPPI

A roundup of articles appearing last week here on redbankgreen is below.

In crime news:  A Middletown teen was charged in the death of an 18-year-old passenger back in February. Police also arrested a man for allegedly crashing through a work zone. Federal authorities, in a script sweep that netted 21 arrests, charged a Little Silver doctor with running an illegal prescription ring. Here’s the Red Bank police blotter; here’s Middletown’s.

Fair Haven Councilman Ben Lucarelli, so disturbed by the tenor of a recent zoning board meeting, proposed to disband the board, and the council will launch a “mini summit” to address the concerns.

A Fair Haven resident is none too pleased with the idea of a big black box being planted on River Road, part of a countywide initiative to upgrade aged traffic lights.

Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna got a lot of coverage last week, beginning with an announcement that he’s holding informal meetings the next few Saturdays to chat it up with residents. Read more about his first meetup here later. Menna also made a proposal to add valet parking and rooftop dining to the downtown’s summer features, and said the borough will go after state money to continue laying artificial turf at Count Basie Fields.

A day after he and other officials took it on the chin from West Side resident Freddie Boynton over the park’s hours, Menna said the park would be open earlier to accommodate the early risers. He also said there will only be an entry charge at one municipally-owned property — as opposed to three — at Riverside Gardens, for ten bucks to watch the fireworks.

NovelTeas, the West Side’s book-and-beverage hot spot, has changed ownership.

Picture-perfect weather early in the week inspired one artist to visit Rumson for the day to paint a waterfront scene at Victory Park.We snapped another photo of a guy working on a shroomy roof in Red Bank.

Also in Rumson, a money-saving plan by borough officials to reduce its commercial trash pickup has some business owners p.o.’d.

Here’s a local story that crosses state lines, about a Little Silver couple’s surrogacy experience.

And in a  story run by the Star-Ledger, Sea Bright Mayor Maria Fernandes refutes data that says her shore town’s residence are fleeing the beach. In other Sea Bright news, borough Administrator Maryann Smeltzer announced she’s retiring. Here’s her story.

A ‘Done Good’ wrap-up of charitable efforts here.

As always, thanks for reading. If you didn’t catch it, redbankgreen announced that it has joined forces with about 30 other locally-owned and operated news sites in the Authentically Local initiative, more or less a reminder to readers and advertisers that we’re homegrown and have a stake in what’s going on in the area.

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THEY’RE BACK!
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SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
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EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
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HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...
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Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.